User manual LINKSYS WRT54G2

[. . . ] All other trademarks and brand names are the property of their respective proprietors. LIMITED WARRANTY Linksys guarantees that every Instant Wireless Wireless-G Broadband Router will be free from physical defects in material and workmanship for one year from the date of purchase, when used within the limits set forth in the Specifications section of this User Guide. If the product proves defective during this warranty period, go to the Linksys website at www. linksys. com for complete RMA (Return Merchandise Authorization) assistance. You can also call Linksys Technical Support in order to obtain a RMA Number. [. . . ] You can only use an IP address in the ranges 192. 168. 1. 2 to 192. 168. 1. 99 and 192. 168. 1. 151 to 192. 168. 1. 254. Enter the Default Gateway, 192. 168. 1. 1 (Router's default IP address). Click the DNS tab, and enter the Host and Domain names (e. g. , John for Host and home for Domain). Under DNS Service Search Order, click the Add button. Enter the DNS IP address in the DNS Server field, and click the Add button. Repeat this action for all DNS IP addresses given by your ISP. Click the OK button in the TCP/IP Protocol Properties window, and click the Close button in the Network window. Restart the computer if asked. 66 Wireless-G Broadband Router For Windows XP: The following instructions assume you are running Windows XP with the default interface. If you are using the Classic interface (where the icons and menus look like previous Windows versions), please follow the instructions for Windows 2000. Click the Network and Internet Connections icon and then the Network Connections icon. Right-click the Local Area Connection that is associated with the Ethernet adapter you are using, and select the Properties option. In the command prompt, type ping followed by your Internet or WAN IP address and press the Enter key. The Internet or WAN IP Address can be found on the Status screen of the Router's web-based utility. For example, if your Internet or WAN IP address is 1. 2. 3. 4, you would enter ping 1. 2. 3. 4 and press the Enter key. · If you get a reply, the computer is connected to the Router. · If you do NOT get a reply, try the ping command from a different computer to verify that your original computer is not the cause of the problem. In the command prompt, type ping www. yahoo. com and press the Enter key. · If you get a reply, the computer is connected to the Internet. If you cannot open a webpage, try the ping command from a different computer to verify that your original computer is not the cause of the problem. · If you do NOT get a reply, there may be a problem with the connection. Try the ping command from a different computer to verify that your original computer is not the cause of the problem. I am not getting an IP address on the Internet with my Internet connection. [. . . ] URL (Uniform Resource Locator) - The address that defines the route to a file on the Web or any other Internet facility. URLs are typed into the browser to access Web pages, and URLs are embedded within the pages themselves to provide the hypertext links to other pages. UTP - Unshielded twisted pair is the most common kind of copper telephone wiring. Twisted pair is the ordinary copper wire that connects home and many business computers to the telephone company. [. . . ]